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January 2022

Nominations are requested for the 2022 UKEMS Young Scientist Award

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This prestigious biennial award is presented to a UKEMS member who has made an outstanding contribution to the field. In order to be eligible, the nominee must have no more than 10 years’ experience since receiving their PhD and should have been a UKEMS member for longer than 9 months.

Nominations should include a cover letter, one page CV, a list of publications, full copies of the nominee’s 3 ‘best’ papers and a letter of support from the nominee’s supervisor, line manager or other suitable proposer.

The recipient will be required to present an award lecture at the 2022 UKEMS Conference at The Royal Hall, Harrogate and to submit an appropriate manuscript (research or review article) to Mutagenesis.

Nominations will be considered by a panel of judges, comprising UKEMS Fellows UKEMS Committee Members.

The award consists of:

  • Travel, registration and accommodation expenses for a relevant scientific meeting the following year
  • Cheque for £250
  • Inscribed UKEMS Young Scientist Medal

Please send nominations to Robert Smith (robert.p.smith@labcorp.com) by Friday 18th February 2022.

Job vacancy: Higher Toxicologist

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Dear IGG members,

Please see the below link to details of a vacancy for a Higher Toxicologist for a fixed term of 18 months based within the Toxicology Department at the Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards Directorate (RCE), UK Health Security Agency (HSA).

Closing date is 26th January.

Link to vacancy and contact details can be found at here.